Fountain-brush.



W. L. CLARK.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED 001". 14, 1907.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

"UNITED STATES:

PATENT OFFICE. 4

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 29, 1910,

Applii'zation filed October 14, 1907. Serial 1%.. 897,264.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER L. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New York city, in the county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Im rovements in Fountain- Brushes, ofwhic the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fountain brush constructions of that type inwhich a reservoir or rece tacle containing the material to be a plie bthe brush is inclosed wi'thin a cham r of t eibrush handle and is so arranged that the contents may be expelled by .manzipulation from theexterior of the combine parts; the main object of the invention being tosimplify the constructionand mode of use as compared with theconstruction and mode of use of prior devices of the same character. I

My present improvements constitute a furt er step in advance along theline of in-;

vention developed in my prior applications for atents, where I show andclaim all patenta le matter shown but not claimed herein.

The invention relates particularl to fountain brushes in which theinclose r ervoir has a projecting part or feed key adapted to be movedin aprcscribed manner to produce feed, and consists in certain featuresof construction and arran ement hereinafter set forth and claime beingdescribed herein as a plied to a shaving brush.

One preferred orm of the invention is shown in the annexed. drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the brush; Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing how the removable parts are separated Fig. 3 is arear view of the handle; and Fig. 4 is a partial view similar to Fig. 1,but with the parts in a different relation.

The handle of the biiush comprises'a long shell 10,, which is corrugatedat its upper the consolidated and correspondin l solder, isvslightlyfunnel-shaped and has a central oppnmg 14 which is continued 1.1 throught e to establish communication between the loose parts of the brushandthe inside of the handle chamber. The lower end of the handle chamberis closed by a closely fittin cap 15, the bottom 16 of which is concavto. form a recess into which the index fin er manipulating the feedscrew described below.

The parts '10, 11 and 15 above described provide collectively a hollowbody portion which is adapted to contain the reservoir in which theviscous or semi-fluid soap 19 is stored, and to be opened to permitjtheinby withdrawing the cap 15 or by unscrewing the shell 10 from the shell11. Said reservoir 20 has'the ener-al shape of a bottle which ispreferailily rovided with an elo ated neck 21 and re uced extension 22leading throu h the consolidated head 8 of the brush irectly to a pointwithin the loose part of the brush as shown in Fig.

tubular extensions of t is reservoir are all preferably made of a sin lesheet of aluminium. The bottom of this bottle is closed by a tightlyfitting cap 23, the main purpose of which, is not to act as a closurebut as a stopgage as will be seen presently. Through this cap passesloosely the rod 24 which is threaded through the ,metallic reinforcingplate 25 of a cork piston 26. Prongs 27 stamped. out of the plate 25into the cork 26 serve to connect the two. Red or screw 24 is providedat itslower end with an integral collar 28' nd a milled head 29. Thescrew 24 is ma a left handed so that by turning this milled head 29 tothe right, inthe natural directiono'f rotation used in winding a watch,'the screw will travel outwardly, that is to say downwardly end in theform of a screw to be screwed 'ln Figs. 1 and 2 and this leaves a spacehecorrugated shell 11,

tween the collar 28 and thebottom of cap 23. During this rotation, ofcourse, the piston 26 will remain stationary. If now the operator pusheson the milled head 29 to that of Fig. 4 the threaded rod and piston.will be moved in together until the col r 28 comes into contact with thebottom f cap 23. By unscrewing the rod as before and again ushing in,the piston will again be advance in the same manner. It is thus andthumb of the user may be inserted or" to force it in from the positionsof Fig. 1=

consolidated head of the brus 1 sertion or removal of-the reservoir,either 1. The sides of the cylindrical body and seen that the amountthrough which the pi on is advanced at any operation, will than the cap231. This distant-e now be niexsurcd b counting the revolutionsiinpaiird t the screw butin order tits-are. llll M n -a le and in ciderto use the contents provide means for exactly gaging the nor nml amountrequired. in an automatic manner, and this is done b v so ntuiortioningthe parts that the screw williliave to he unscrewed until its collar '28comes into contact with the bottom 10 of the cap 1 The gaging operationwould not be accurate it the re ervoir happened to shift down wardly inthe handle. To prevent this the "cservoir is made to lit tightly inplace by frictional engagement of its enlarged neclt 21 in opening 14:.\Yhen all part have been pushed in as far as they will go "they will bein the relation shown in Fig.

manentextension of the shell 10.

4: with the head 29 of the screw nearly-or just touching the planedetermined by the lO\Tl' of the cap 15. As this is the normal positionof the parts the brush may be stood on end during the shaving operation.Any accidental displacen'ientof the reservoir is corrected by thepressure exerted to force the screw head :29 inward to the limit of itsinv gard motion. and this the operator will naturally do beforeunscrewing. If the gaging of the longitudinal distance traveled bycollar 28 is doneb counting revolutions of the screwftliieboktoni 16 ofcap 15 loses its gaging function and is of no use except to concealtheiinner un finished surfaces or to assist inhprcventing the reservoir20 from fallin oii-t t If, therefore, the reservoir 20 be made tightlyfitting oi bc'surely held in place inziny other manner, the bottom 16may be dispensed with and the rim or q li'ndricali portion o the cap 15is then preferablv made as a pa That I'claiin and desire to secure i byLotti tersItatent is v v E i. n a fountain brush, the cont nuation of ahollow body portion having bristles coni i l nected thereto, said bodyportion comprisd mg a removable member, reservon remov abl y containedwithin said hollow body por tion and provided with a piston to expel itsocontents, and a piston-operatingrod earned r by and passing through theouter end of the reservoir and having a terrriinal )ortion adapted to beiassed through a per oration in the outer ent of the reni'orable memberof the hollow bodiftportion, ntoqpositionto be operated from theexterioai "83 a lfiolfihined parts.

a hollow body pdfition havhlg bristles con 2. In aiOlllltEtlIi\li)I11Sl1,tl1 combinatiomof' nected thereto, said bodyportion. comprising a lCll'lUYtllllO member having a concave outer endprovided. with a perforation, aflaservoir vemovablv contained withinsaid hollow bod portion and 'nrovided with a piston to expel itscontents, and a istoi'i-operating; rod carried by and passing. 'hroughthe outer I end oi the reservoir and through said pcroi the rtareivrrecoinnnn'all It better to t'oratim'i. and terminating in the recessprovided by the concave outer end of said body portion.

53. In a fountain brush, the combination of a hollow body portion havingbristles connected thereto and provided at its outer end with anexternallly-accessible \recess, a reservoir removably contained withinsaid hollow bodvportion and provided with a piston to expel itscontents, and. a screwthreaded rod passing through the piston. inthreaded engagement therewith, and also passing:- freely throligh theouter end of the reservoir and terminating in said recess, in positionto be rotated and reciprocated by manipulation from the exterior of thecombined parts.

4. In a fountain brush,the combination of a hollow body portion havingbristles connected thereto, said bodyportion comprisina' a removablemember having aperforated outer end a reservoir removably containedwithin saidhollow body portion and provided with a piston to expel itscontents, a screw-threaded rod passing throughthe piston. inthreadedengagement therewith, and also passing freely through the outerend of the reservoir and through the perforation in'the outer end f saidbody portion, into position to be rotaied and reciprocated bymanipulation from the exterior of; the coinbincthparts, and a stopcarried by said rod between the outer end of tliereservoir and the outerend of the body port'on, and adapted to cooperate therewith toliinittl elongitudinal movements of said rod.

5, In a fountain brush, the combination'of a; liolloiv body portionhaving bristles connected thereto, said body portion comprising a ren ov'ablle member having a concave outer enfi prtivided with a penforation,a reservoirreino'vably contained within said hollow bpdy iportion andprovided with a piston to exjre h ts contents, and a screw-threaded rodpid sing through the piston, 1n threaded engagement therewith. andalsopassmgtreely through the outer end of the reservoir and through saidperforation, and terminating in the recess provided by the concave outerendrof said body portion.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, H

\VALTER L. CLARK. Witnesses 'M. E. SToonanT,

F. S. TU'fTLE.

